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Recent Examples of disinclination On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign. Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 There seems to be a disinclination on the part of most Republican senators to oppose the president's nominees. Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 Members praise – and sometimes complain about – his willingness to listen and his disinclination toward conflict. Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025 Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for disinclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
Noun
  • Reverence for the past, and reluctance to destroy until the risks of destruction are fully known, is not timidity but wisdom, in architecture as in life.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Part of their reluctance has stemmed in part from Mamdani's sharp criticism of Israel and its siege of Gaza, which Mamdani has called a genocide.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Frisbee was known to fans for a running gag where Andy Samberg made his dislike of the dog known.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The celebrity chef has been candid in the past about his dislike for the fruit, which is most commonly found in Southeast Asian cuisine.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The endorsement comes as Cuomo has lobbed increasingly caustic attacks on Mamdani, equating his criticism of Israel with antisemitism and warning of a city beset by crime, hatred and disorder if his opponent wins.
    Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn't been shy about his hatred of the rival NFL franchise.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Biederman’s against-the-grain distaste for excess capital isn’t just intellectual or financial.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But those who disagree or have an outright distaste for NASCAR’s current playoff system only get more annoyed when Logano defends it.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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